Transgenic Russian wildrye (Psathyrostachys juncea) plants obtained by biolistic transformation of embryogenic suspension cells

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 903-909

  Wang, Z Y ^a   Bell, J ^a   Lehmann, D ^b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage grass; Genetic transformation; Microprojectile bombardment; Russian wildrye; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EMBRYOGENESIS; FORAGE QUALITY;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

PSATHYROSTACHYS; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA;

EID: 3242698008     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-004-0772-4     Document Type: Article

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